Advocacy groups will sometimes compete for members by moving to the far extreme of an issue. As we have discussed, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is a good example. NARAL Pro-Choice has proven itself equally extreme in its message at times. The recent video parody entitled “Comedians in Cars Getting Abortions” is a good example. The video makes fun to seeking an abortion and refers to children as if they virtual vermin.
NARAL Pro-Choice released the Internet video as a parody of Jerry Seinfeld’s popular web show “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.” It stars actress Alice Wetterlund from HBO’s “Silicon Valley” and standup comic Nato Green. When asked why she wanted an abortion, Wetterlund says “I want an abortion because my body is doing a thing right now, that is not incubating a person, and I would like it to continue doing that thing.” She then points with disgust to nearby children and says that a child just slapped his father in the face. Wetterlund declares “Yea, we don’t need more of this in the world” and Green replies “Good point.”
If pro-life advocates wanted a promotional video, NARAL just gave it to them.
@Paul S:
So Annie was kicked off the free speech blog because she disagreed with JT? Just disappeared, El Salvador style? That’s interesting, because some weeks ago I wrote that JT ‘didn’t have a snowball’s chance in Hell of a federal judgeship if HRC is elected.’ Just pointing out the obvious…..but anyway, Steve Groen commented that I shouldn’t diss JT on his own blog, nor engage in name calling. Huh? What name calling? I’ve never done that, but when I reviewed my post I saw that the autocorrect feature had “corrected” my typing of “Turley” to “Turkey!” OMG! I tried to apologize but my account had apparently been removed because I could no longer post. So it certainly appeared that I had been banished. Whatever….I waited a few weeks and reappeared using a different computer. They can kick me off again if they want to…there are plenty of other blogs on the Internet. But it does seem odd that a blog which purports to defend free speech would apparently evict someone for saying something disagreeable, especially without determining that it was nothing more than a typo.
@Riesling
“Well Grouch, when you write things like that I can tell you have no sense of humor!”
You have no idea what I’m referring to, do you?
Well Grouch, when you write things like that I can tell you have no sense of humor!
@Squeaky
Hey, it’s like some French guy (Victor Hugo??? Balzac??? Voltaire???) once said, “Le centre cède la place, le droit recule, excellente situation, j’attaque!”
When you say things like this I can’t tell if it’s a shameless troll or if you’re really that uninformed.
I can’t believe that Toyota would allow their name to be associated with this advertisement. This is an incredibly controversial topic and should be treated with thoughtful consideration. Toyota has made a stand on this issue and stock holders with different opinions should consider whether their stock holdings reflect their values. I will be looking at my portfolio and see if I should be Selling stock for which I hold differing views. Call Toyato’s 1800 number listed on the web. Let management know your thought on this issue.
@It Guy
I found it! Thanks! Let’s see, the guy choked on a hot dog in a hot dog eating contest. For some reason I didn’t save it. Here it is.
Any Weenie Mighty Mow???
By Squeeky Fromm Girl Reporter
There once was an Injun from Custer.
Who scarfed down some hot dogs with bluster!
But, he choked in the clutch
And one wonders if such. . .
His assumption of risk passes muster???
If I had it to do over, I maybe would have changed the title, and maybe the poem, too:
Custer’s Last Hot Dog Stand???
An Irish Poem by Squeeky Fromm
Remember old Upton Sinclair?
And the muck-raking hot dog affair?
But here’s my advice,
Focus NOT on the mice—
Chew them well, and then swallow — with care!
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Nick,
Vultures are circling in the sky. Old timers see the sign. DI military in boot camp said, never assume anything, never say your sorry, & always remember sh*it stinks. Now beat it!
Looks like a couple old timers have returned. New names, same old horsesh!t.
Squeeky,
Your Irish mock poem is there in the JT archive, remember:
South Dakota man dies after choking during hot-dog eating contest
Walter Eagle Tail, 47, died at a hospital on Thursday after attempts to save him at the scene failed, police said.
Walter Eagle Tail, 47, of Custer, died at a hospital Thursday after attempts to save him at the scene failed, Custer County sheriff Rick Wheeler told the Rapid City.
“We are at a loss for words,” chamber executive director Dave Ressler said. “We are mourning for Walter and his family right now.”
@IT Guy
Hey, it’s like some French guy (Victor Hugo??? Balzac??? Voltaire???) once said, “Le centre cède la place, le droit recule, excellente situation, j’attaque!”
As far as the dead Indian, I don’t remember that one. Do you have a copy or something? Maybe a link??? I save all my Irish Poems, but I don’t even remember that one.
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Squeeky,
I know. But why do you constantly mock & attack?
Example: A native American Indian man choked & died at a park. But you mocked his death with your Irish poem. Right here on JT’s Blog.
@PaulCS
Max-1 was an okay person. I didn’t much like the way he link-bombed threads. When he just wrote his own thoughts though, he was a decent person. I didn’t agree with half of what he said, but so what. Who wants to live in an echo chamber?
I didn’t even dislike Annie, but she had some bad habits. Like refusing to directly answer questions put to her, not reading her own links, and always crying, “Foul!” about some imaginary perceived slight. I never really got the impression that she was sincere. It was like she was only here to defend some liberal position or another, and her heart wasn’t really in it. Give me good honest disagreement any day.
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Saw that!
Yipe.
@kcf and PaulCS
FWIW, there appears to be a military coup going on in Turkey.
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Squeeky – Drudge has a thing up on low flying jets in Ankara, possible coup.
Squeeky hasn’t written anything more controversial than what Groucho and fiver wrote.
You just disagree with her and so are more offended.
Double standard.
Squeeky,
What happened to Annie, Max-I, & Dredd commentators?
Can block IP address, email, login, WIFI, ISP & things like that. Find proxy fake IP and block that too.
IT Guy – Annie got in a p**sing match with JT. Have no idea what happened to Max-1 (kinda miss him) or Dredd. JT never tells us. They just become an unperson.
“Brave Sir Employed.”
Now that was a good retort!
@IT Guy
If you find an actual image of an act that you support and think should remain legal disturbing. . . then maybe you need to rethink the acts that you support and think should remain legal. I notice that no one thinks it uncivil to post links to the images of the police shooting black men. No, there a picture, or a video, is worth a thousand words.
No one thinks it uncivil for HRC to call Trump a Nazi, or a racisssst!, or white supremacist, and to link those comments here.
Well guess what, cupcake— images of aborted fetuses are germane to the discussion. If it hurts your feelings, then maybe your feelings need to be hurt. Meanwhile, this is how I see people who methinks doth protest too much:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIpkdusnIkE
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
@KCF
No. Brave Sir Employed.
Brave Sir Robin.